Motif
Lament over object of the absent beloved
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LIII. The Punishment. / Canto LVI. Mount Arishta. / Canto LVIII. The Feast Of Honey. / Canto LXV. The Tidings.; lines 48075-48164 confidence: high
After Hanumán ceases, Ráma presses the jewel to his breast and weeps, saying his tears steep the jewel like a mother weeping over her child.
Ráma presses Sítá’s jewel to his breast, weeps over it, and says the gem intensifies his grief at her absence.
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